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Mt Baker

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bendORshed
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Hey I was wondering what you guys think of Baker, wanting to check it out this season. heard its sick
Oct 21 2012 3:15PM
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family_vacation
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4L outerwear and waterskis are a must. It only rains.
Oct 21 2012 3:17PM
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GANDALF
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Baker is overhyped. It rains more than it snows, the locals are all dicks, the mountain is flat and mainly groomers, lift lines are an hour long most of the time, and everything is way overpriced. Im so tired of it im probably not going to ski there this season. I would to BC if i were you.


Oct 21 2012 3:18PM
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smuggs
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baker is the only resort i have been to that sells an official mt baker branded poncho.
Oct 21 2012 8:25PM
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bakedpow
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pretty much this.
Oct 21 2012 8:28PM
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Lucas
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They only people who like it there havent been there.
Oct 21 2012 8:32PM
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ZavierV
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Yep, I heard there's never any good snow, plus the locals are frightening.
Oct 22 2012 2:13AM
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Skillz
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The employees are mega dicks too
Oct 22 2012 2:23AM
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GANDALF
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yeah they suckkkkkkkk
Oct 22 2012 2:25AM
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p-fo
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GET OUT YOUR RAFT AND PADDLE!
Oct 22 2012 2:40AM
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liukangkid
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My cousin went to Mt Baker once and had to buy a new pair of skis because of all the core shots, I would avoid it.
Oct 22 2012 2:50AM
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MacMahoooon
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I love these threads
Oct 22 2012 9:43AM
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Literature
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It's truly impressive when people from the Washington regionals get dragged into the main forums.
Oct 22 2012 11:03AM
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tinkytwinky
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Went to baker last year and it rained for the entire weekend. Total buzzkill. Locals said it rains about 50% of the time, even at the summit.
Oct 22 2012 11:07AM
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neiche
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as a freshman at western washington lookin forward to winter, this is quite the depressing thread
Oct 22 2012 12:18PM
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UBC_Freeride
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SCOOOO DUCKS!
Oct 22 2012 4:47PM
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Mama.
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Never fails to be amusing.
Oct 22 2012 6:49PM
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Alpentalic.
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'BAKER' from Dubsatch Collective on Vimeo.

Baker can be pretty good...

Oct 22 2012 7:00PM
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Mama.
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That's not even filmed here. They just said it was.
Oct 22 2012 9:46PM
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bakedpow
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exactly what i was thinking. pretty sure thats whistler?
Oct 22 2012 9:47PM
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zbphoto
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What about other resorts in WA? Stevens, Apental, etc? I'll be in whistler and I'm homing to do a few road trips. Revy and the rest of the Interior is vary far and is a bitch to get too from whistler, especially if there's new snow. The highways are kind of sketchy.
Oct 22 2012 9:52PM
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division.bell
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Rain showers likely, Rain likely, Rain, Showers possible, Rain, Heavy rain expected. It's all the same.

I've found that snorkels actually trap too much rain here in the PNW and could easily lead to an accidental drowning while riding. I will be testing out a scuba tank/mask combo at Baker this winter to ensure I don't drown from the torrential rain.
Oct 22 2012 9:55PM
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snakerton
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baker actually is awesome.
Oct 22 2012 10:01PM
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snakerton
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i'm sorry but that is not the resorts fault.
Oct 22 2012 10:04PM
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bakedpow
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id suggest something like this

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Oct 22 2012 10:04PM
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division.bell
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I like the way you think.
Oct 22 2012 10:13PM
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Lucas
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*facepalm*
Oct 22 2012 11:12PM
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MothaHucker
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You should probably just avoid washington in general unless you want to soaked to the bone every day. I would stay put if I was you, you guys actually get pow up there
Oct 22 2012 11:20PM
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TheMEXICAN
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go to white pass
Oct 22 2012 11:54PM
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Logan.
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I don't know why this is so negative... Any time i've been there the longest lift line has been 5 min... (and i've only been on weekends or holidays) and as for the rain, just look at the forecast and see how cold its gonna be! As with a lot of Northwest mountains on the coast, it can rain! Bottom line is, check the forecast, if it seems alright then give it a go!
Oct 23 2012 12:47AM
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Lucas
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You dont understand. The PNW dosnt get snow...
Oct 23 2012 12:53AM
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gnarles.
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if you like to swim sure it is
Oct 23 2012 2:01AM
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GANDALF
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nuff said.
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Oct 23 2012 2:05AM
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Mama.
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Who are you? Cause I know all the locals and I DONT KNOW YOU.

So how do you know that Baker is cool?
Oct 23 2012 2:20AM
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Ducky.
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You must be the luckiest man alive. What they say is true, Baker blows. I only go there for the breakfast burritos (which are way overpriced).

Don't go.
Oct 23 2012 2:55AM
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Finkle
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Jan26th of last winter..... stayed at some guys trailer and cabin he rents out right below baker. Baker got pounded that week before. We got 15 inches the night before, and it snowed all day. Must have been one of the first 20 people on the mountain that day. Chair 6 opened up later in the day and those were the deepest freshest tracks I have ever skied. Hardcore local gathering for sure though. It seems to be their mountain.
Oct 23 2012 3:22AM
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aflightlessbird
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just stay on the freeway.
not worth it EVER.
Oct 23 2012 3:30AM
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KevCur
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There's no need to share your "wet" dreams from the other night.... (:
Oct 23 2012 4:06AM
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Jibberino
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Baker locals seem to be complete fucking douchebags. I wish I could go there and fuck some shit up. Wankers.
Oct 23 2012 5:10AM
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dubsatch
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^The think that Baker belongs to them and if you even look at their pow patch bro...ooo they'll give you some gnarlyyyy looks brooo..Baker actually is fucking awesome and has deeeeep fucking snow. EVERYONE SHOULD GO TO BAKER AND SPRAY A LOCAL
Oct 23 2012 11:40AM
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Finkle
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To many fucking round-abouts in Washington.
Oct 23 2012 11:44AM
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Mama.
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Yeah. It does belong to us. Cause it sucks, and we're the only ones who go ride in the rain. So we get bragging rights.
Oct 23 2012 2:12PM
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bakedpow
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if you try and spray me i will castrate you.
Oct 23 2012 4:51PM
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snakerton
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I live in seattle. I'm 16. I'm white. I ski. What else is there? Who are you?
Oct 23 2012 11:00PM
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crunkmissile
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You need to take a seat, no one here gives even one fuck that you know a bunch of shitty locals that are notorious for being assholes, keep your rain and your shitty attitude
Oct 23 2012 11:09PM
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bakedpow
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hey fuck you. mama is the best.

sorry we have to explain our climate and somehow people dont get it. our base is below 3500 feet. top barely 4k, combine that with such close proximity to the ocean. tell me what you get? go take any climatology class and you will find out.
Oct 24 2012 12:12AM
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p-fo
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Ok well they do kinda have a point. It isn't ALL rain. Sometimes it's heavy drizzle.
Oct 24 2012 12:22AM
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Pikachu.
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Mt baker is near my cousins house in bellingham and we wanted to try it out. It was raining in bellingham so we assumed it would be dumping on the mountain... Wrong, it turned out to be fucking pouring down rain. AND THE LIFT LINES WERE STILL OVER 20 MINS! The mountain blows major cock. No wonder washington doesn't have a tourism board, noone would ever want to go there
Oct 24 2012 12:22AM
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Mama.
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You're a big weener and you probably have a small one.

I don't know the shitty locals. I am one. Yay!
Oct 24 2012 3:21AM
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Jibberino
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With all this rain, I'm impressed you guys have the record for biggest annual snowfall ever, and Mt. Baker is considered the snowiest resort in the world. I will now make it a priority to come to Mt. Baker and act as shitty as possible, including spraying everyone in sight.
Oct 24 2012 5:07AM
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